Egg-case filler



Feb. 13, 1923. 1,444,992

E. c. WEBBER -EGG CASE FILLER.

AFiled Feb. 18, 1922 2 sheets-sheet 1 INVENTOR WITNESS:

ATTORNEY Patented Feb. 13, 1923.

PATENT Price.

EL'WIN C. WEBBER, O F SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH.

' EGG-CASE FILLER.

Application led February 18, 1922. Serial No. 537,499.

To aZZ whom t may concern.'

Be it known that I ELWIN C. WEBBER, a citizen of lthe United tates, residing at Salt Lake City, in the county of Salt Lake and State of Utah, have invented new and useful Improvements in Egg-Case Fillers, of which the following'is a specication.

This invention relates to an egg case liller, the general object of the invention being to provide means for supporting the eggs'on end, thus reducing the liability of breakagel as it is a well known fact that the central part of the. shellv is thinner than the end parts.

Another object of the invention is to vmake the supporting means adjustable so that they will support di'erentgsizes of eggs and to so j form such supporting means that lthe entire central circumference of the egg will be engaged thereby so as to reduce breakage to a minimum even though the cases are so placed that the eggs are supported on their s1des.

This invention also consists in certam other features of construction and 'in the combination and arrangement of the several parts, to be hereinafter fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawlngs and specifically pointed outin the appended claim.

In describing my invention in detail, reference will be had to the accompanyingl drawings wherein like characters denote like or corresponding parts throughout the several views, and in which Figure l is a top view', with parts broken away, of the invention.

Figure 2 is a section on line 2 2 of Fig- ,ure 1.

Ffgure 8 is a View of the egg supporting member. i

Figure 4 is a View of one of the compartment members.

Figure 5 is a sectional viewvshowing how the fillers are. placed in the crate.

Fig. 6 is a sectional view showing the ring shaped flexible part.

y As shown in these views the supportinlg ,means for each layer of eggs in the crate i comprises a. lower compartment' member 1.,

an upper compartment member 2 and a par-- tition 3 placed between the two compartment -members and having holes 4therein for reposed ofthe strips 5 and 6 which extend across each other and are slotted, as at 7, so

that the edges of the strips lie in the same plane. The partition 3 has the holes so formed that they will register with the compartments in the upper and lower members and a circular cut 8 is made in the partition aroun-d each opening and concentric therewith, said cut extendingy part-way through the partition so as to provide a ringshaped flexible part 9 for engaging the egg around Iits center, thus supporting the same even when the crate is placed upon its side. These flexible parts also permit the partition to support eggs of different sizes asv said flexible arts will adjust themselves to the eggs. heets 10 are placed between the layers of eggs and said sheets, compartment members and the partitions may be formed of any suitable material, such as straw-board.

As will be seen the partition 3 will prevent the eggs from engaging the walls of the compartments and will hold them in upright position when the crate is resting upon its bottom 0r top and will also prevent the eggs from resting upon the sides if the crate should be placed uponone of its sides. As the .egg is supported at its center, when the case is placed upon one of its sides, there is little danger of breakage as the weight and jars or shocks due to the handling of the case is distributed over the entire circumference of the egg where the flexible part engages it. `This partition also prevents the movement of the eggs and the flexible parts permit eggs of various sizes to be crat'ed.

It is thought from the foregoing description that the advantages and novel features of myv invention will be readily apparent.

I desire it to be understood that I may make changes in the construction and in the combination and arrangement of the several parts, provided'that suchchanges fall within the scope ofthe appended claim.

What I claim is z An egg crate filler comprising a pair of compartment members, a partition separating the members and having openings therein, said openings/having iexible walls, said walls being formed by cutting vcircles partly through the partition concentric to the openings.

In testimony whereof I aiiix my signature.

ELwIN o. WEBBER; 

